On farm assessment of fish welfare
Aquaculture Europe 2008, Cracow, Poland,16 September 13:30-16:00.

Conference location
Targi w Krakowie (Krakow Convention Centre)
Room: Industry Forum
31-586 Kraków, ul. Centralna 41 A
Krakow, Poland

Content

13:30 Introduction (Tore S Kristiansen, IMR, Coordinator Fastfish)

13:40-14:00 Assessment of stress level and welfare in sea bass
Presented by Nikos Papandroulakis, Hellenic Centre of Marine Research, Institute of Aquaculture, Crete, Greece.

14:00-14:25 Operational and scientific welfare indicators of Atlantic salmon and European sea bass – Results from EU-project WEALTH
Presented by Geir Lasse Taranger, Institute of Marine Research, Norway.

14:25-14:50 Behavioral and physiological responses to environmental stress and handling stress in Atlantic salmon
Presented by Frode Oppedal, Institute of Marine Research, Norway.

14:50-15:10 New technology and methods for on farm assessment of environmental conditions and welfare in salmon farms 
Presented by Lars Helge Stien, Institute of Marine Research, Norway.

15:10-15:30 RSPCA Welfare Standards for Atlantic salmon
Presented by John Avizenius, RSPCA, Great Britain.

15:30-15:55 Overall assessment of welfare of Atlantic salmon
Presented by Tore S Kristiansen, Institute of Marine Research, Norway.

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